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#BC93BC — Light Dusty Pink

#BC93BC is a pink color we call Light Dusty Pink, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkgray (#A9A9A9) — not an exact match. CSS darkgray gives you #A9A9A9, a different color; use #BC93BC when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#BC93BC is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #94BC94; it also sits naturally between #A894BC and #BC94A8. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BC93BC · RGB 188, 147, 188

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Color values

HEX#BC93BC
RGB188, 147, 188
HSL300°, 23%, 66%
HSV300°, 22%, 74%
CMYK0%, 22%, 0%, 26%
XYZ40.25, 35.19, 52.25
Yxy35.19, 0.3152, 0.2756
CIE-Lab65.90, 22.47, -15.38
Hunter Lab59.32, 20.80, -14.46

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 74% · Green 58% · Blue 74%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 22% · Yellow 0% · Key 26%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #BC93BC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BC93BC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BC93BC

.text { color: #BC93BC; }
.background { background-color: #BC93BC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BC93BC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 147, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(300, 23%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BC93BC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 147, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BC93BC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 147, 188, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BC93BC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BC93BC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BC93BC

#B082B0#A56FA5#935C93#815181#6E456E#5B395B#482D48#321F32#1F141F#0D080D

Tints of #BC93BC

#C29EC2#C8A7C8#CEB1CE#D4BAD4#DAC3DA#E0CDE0#E5D6E5#EBE0EB#F1E9F1#F7F2F7

Tones of #BC93BC

#BA97BA#B69AB6#B49DB4#B1A0B1#AEA2AE#ABA6AB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #94BC94:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.61:1 Fails
Against black text8.04:1 AAA

Best text color on #BC93BC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BC93BC

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #BC93BC: ·

How #BC93BC looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #AAAAB2Deuteranopia · #ADB0B0Tritanopia · #BAAAA9

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind purple 500 · #A855F7Tailwind violet 500 · #8B5CF6

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BC93BC rather than the exact color:

Gentle Cascade
#4E4B71 · #BA99BD · #B46D81 · #7F5E35
Dreamy Ruby Tempest
#849FB0 · #665BA3 · #B592B8 · #A24460
Palette Ffdfd6
#FFDFD6 · #E3A5C7 · #B692C2 · #694F8E
Palette Be8abf
#BE8ABF · #EA9ABB · #FEA5AD · #F8C3AF
Palette Fed9ed
#FED9ED · #E7BCDE · #BB9CC0 · #67729D
Electric Ruby Zephyr
#B292BD · #8A4372 · #AF585E · #72624F

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#BA99BD#B592B8#B692C2#BE8ABF#BB9CC0#B292BD#BA90C6#C599B6#BE8AB3#BB9AB1#C689BD#B889B2

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BC93BB  ·  #BC93BD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BC93BC?

#BC93BC is Light Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 188, 147, 188). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BC93BC?

#BC93BC is RGB 188, 147, 188 — HSL 300°, 23%, 66% — CMYK 0%, 22%, 0%, 26%.

What colors go with #BC93BC?

Its complement is #94BC94; analogous partners are #A894BC and #BC94A8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BC93BC for text?

Black text on #BC93BC has a contrast ratio of 8.04:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.61:1.